Ch. 03 · Retention 14

What the hands learn, the hands keep.

Ten-year retention rates by craft discipline — Kozo Maker Network

25% 50% 75% avg. 80% 78% Ceramics 71% Textiles 82% Woodwork 65% Metalwork 88% Lacquer 94% Paper Proportion of makers still active after ten years, by primary discipline
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